The House Ethics Committee and its subordinate Office of Congressional Ethics may be slow-walking a decision on whether to open an investigation into whether two Democrats, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Jackie Speier, both of California, disclosed classified information when criticizing President Donald Trump.

The concern that the two House ethics agencies are unusually tardy to advance their consideration of the matter strikes a large contrast with how quickly they moved on a House Republican last month — arguably over a smaller matter.